Dust spouts menace Fort Sam Houston drill grounds
Heat at Fort Sam Houston spike to 109 degrees as dust spouts sweep the drill area. Officers report tents ripped and headquarters narrowly missed. doctors warn extreme heat can kill microbes while eye ailments rise among horses and mules. General Carter weighs camping-site options for cavalry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sam Houston
Division
Ladd
Chapuis
Colonel Ladd
Mr. Chapuis
Carter
Humane Society
Eleventh Cavalry
Rolfe
Ninth
Kerrville
Five Injured In Auto Accident On The Loop
Five persons were injured none seriously when a large touring car overturned on the Mission loop south of the city about 10 30 last night. Victims include A G Kranz and wife of Mexico City D H Campbell and P H Kilpatrick of Tampico Mexico and Richard Hearn of San Antonio. The wreck occurred near the White Horse tavern with the car traveling 25 to 30 miles per hour. Auto ambulances rushed the injured to Santa Rosa hospital where Mr and Mrs Kranz suffered serious injuries. Other victims include Campbell Kilpatrick and Hearn all expected to recover by week’s end.
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Mission Loop
A. G., Kranz
Mexico City
D. H. Campbell
P. H. Kilpatrick
Tampico
Mexico
Richard Hearn
San Antonio
Lecture on First Aid Work Tour Arrives in Victoria
Government physicians Dr. J. M. Shields and Dr. W. W. Glasgow arrived in Victoria on June 15 and will lecture on first aid work from their specially equipped car. They are touring the country on this mission. Dr. Shields is an uncle of Dr. F. B. Shields of Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Tex
J. M. Shields
W. W. Glasgow
Shields
F. B. Shields
King Pattison Drug Co Offers Half Price Trial
The King Pattison Drug Co reports securing a special half price introductory offer from Dr. Howard Co for the fifty cent size of their remedy for constipation and dyspepsia. The offer includes a sixty-dose supply with a money back guarantee if it fails to help without causing dreadaches or stomach upset. Limited stock prompts quick action by those seeking relief from indigestion and related troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Howard Company
King-Pattison Drug Co
Dr. Howard Co
Dr. Howards
Compromise Decision in the Chamizal Case
A compromise decision in the Chamizal case is presented continuing from page 1. The article outlines agreement terms between disputing parties and potential implications for the border issue and related properties.
Means a Failure In Chamizal Zone Case
The Associated Press reports that the decision in the Chamizal zone case will likely be a practical failure for the tribunal. Observers believe the entire matter will be relegated to diplomatic adjustment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Chamizal Zone
Meeting of Twenty Sets Plan for Brownsville Road
A committee of twenty completed a 450000 stock subscription and authorized San Antonio Loan & Trust to assess 5 percent within ten days. An engineer will be hired to pick the best route, then solicitors will seek bonuses to fund construction and incorporation, with work to begin promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
San Antonio Loan & Trustmpany
Miller seeks 25000 in leg injury suit against railway
J Miller sues Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway for 25000 damages claiming a train knocked him off a South Walnut street roadbed causing his leg to be amputated after the engineer failed to warn. His mother Lizzie Miller sues for 1000 alleging loss of support from the injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc J. Miller
Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company
South Walnut Street
Miller
Lizzie Miller
Cascarets Candy Laxative Ad Promotes Gentle Use
An advertisement extols Cascarets as a gentle natural laxative for regular bowel care. It contrasts with harsh remedies and urges taking one candy as needed to keep bowels active, claiming quick, pleasant results and consistent well being. Try a 10 cent box.
Tarboro Bank Cashier Dies as Embezzlement Probe Unfolds
Tarboro North Carolina June 15 Cashier Luther V Hurt of the Bank of Tarboro is dead Assistant Cashier B Hussey is jailed charged with complicity in the misappropriation of 50000 in bank funds State Bank Examiner J K Doughton visited the bank triggering the exposure Hurt died from self inflicting pistol wounds after learning of the examiner arrival Hussey’s arrest followed a rapid bank books check by officials and the examiner
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Tarboro
N. C
Luther V. Hurt
Bank of Tarboro
B. Hussey
J. K. Doughton
Hart
Hussey
Carpenters Organizer Aims Ten Better Unions In San Antonio
International representative U. Berry of the International Organization of Carpenters is in San Antonio to reorganize the two local unions and form a third. He plans meetings with 300 members, seeks a firm business basis, and opposes strikes while noting low wages and the need to keep pace with growth in the Southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. &. Berry
International Organization of Carpenters
Loreal
Carpenters
Carpenters’ Union
Berry
San Antonio
United States
Southwest
Nicaragua Tension Deepens As Honduran Pact Faces Senate Vote
Washington reports Henry Policarpio Bonilla once Honduran president and ally of Zelaya arrived as a Mexican cientifico party agent to block the Honduran loan treaty. word spread of gold certificates tied to a large gold shipment, potentially exchanged for armaments, as plans broaden to New Orleans with Juan Estrada expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry Policarpio Bonilla
Honduras
Zelaya
Nica-ragua
Cientifico Party of Mexico
United States Assay
New York
Gulf Coast
New Orleans
Juan Estrada
Fifty Cent Dinners Promoted for Daily and Sunday Service
San Antonio eatery touts 50 cent dinners with good service and meals. Encourages a trial from diners for daily and Sunday service available from noon to midnight at Elite Café.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Elite
Cate
Two Gonzales Couples Wed in Texas Marriage Notices
Rev Louis McVea and Miss Minnie Woolsey married at the bride’s mother Mrs R T Woolsey home in Gonzales Texas with Rev Gaston Hartsfield officiating. William Murphy wed Miss Ella Moellendorf at the home of William Moellendorf on a Saturday evening with Rev William Druivas officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonzales
Morey
Tex
Louis McVea
Minnie Woolsey
R. T. Woolsey
Gaston Hartsfield
Methodist Church
William Murphy
Ella Moellendorf
William Moellendorf
William Druivas
Shiner
Hall's Texas Wonder touted for kidney and bladder cure
Advertisement claims Hall's Texas Wonder cures kidney bladder and rheumatic trouble with a 60 day $1.00 bottle. Urges readers to write for local testimonials and lists Dr E W Hall of St Louis Missouri with drugs sold by druggists.
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Texas
Hall
E. W. Hall
Olive St. St. Louis
Katy Trains Move to Terminal Station in Houston
Beginning June 18 the Katy railway will run its passenger trains into the terminal station of the Houston Belt & Terminal company leaving the Southern Pacific lines to use the depot on the north side of the ship channel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associater
Houston
Tex
Katy Railway
Houston Belt & Terminal Company
Southern Pacific Lines
Gallagher Damned Olven Fifteen Boxes In Recount
Recount of the fifteenth ballot box in the city treasurer race shows a net Gallagher gain of seven votes. Church leads by twelve votes overall, needing six more to overcome the margin and win by one vote. Fifteen of forty-two boxes have been recounted under Judge Camp with work possible to finish by next Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frank Gallagher
Church
Gallagher
Mr. Church
Judge Camp
Forty-fifth District Court
Mr. Gallagher
Recount Shows Narrow Shifts Between Candidates
At the fifteenth box end of the recount Mr Church has 2911 votes compared with 2922 on the first count while Mr Gallagher holds 2072 versus 2063. Remaining boxes are lighter in ballots and totals per box fluctuate as recounts finish.
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Church
Gallagher
Four More Suits Filed In City Election Controversy
Four new contest suits were filed in the city election dispute after 5 PM bringing the total to ten. Eight suits filed in the last three days await October hearings. Plaintiffs include Ernest Dietzman vs Albert Steves Sr. A I Lockwood vs Joel Lipscomb. J Moran vs Robert Uhr. F G Koerps vs Alex Boynton.
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Ernest Dietzman
Albert Steves Sr
A. I. Lockwood
Joel A. Lipscomb
D. J. Moran
Robert F. Uhr
F. G. Koerps
Alex Boynton
Citizens’ Party
Judge Appoints Counsel in Port Neches Murder Case
Beaum ont Texas June 15 Judge Hightower yesterday appointed counsel to defend W A Cook the aged farmer charged with the murder of W A Van Horn of Houston Heights near Port Neches Cook admits the killing and expresses indifference as to his fate.
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Associated Press
Beaumont
Tex
Hightower
W. A. Cook
W. A. van Horn
Houston Heights
Port Neches
Cook
Bexar County Refunding Bonds Bid Notice 1911
Bexar County invites sealed bids for 208000 in Refunding Bonds dated July 1 1911 payable July 1 1951 with 4.5 percent interest semi annual. Bids require 2 percent certified check. Bids open 12 noon June 26 1911 at the county judge’s office.
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Bexar County
Court House
Béxar County
San Antonio
Texas
Frank R. Newton
What About Railroad Asks Brownsville Man
Judge J B Wells of Brownsville urged San Antonio to include 180 miles of land between San Diego and Rio Grande City in any new railroad. He said the area, key to Southwest Texas development, deserves priority and support. Wells had been in Austin regarding default judgments on Brownsville land and planned to travel to Corpus Christi.
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San Antonio
Brownsville
J. B. Wells
Menger
San Diego
Rio Grande
Texas
Rio Grande City
Judge Wells
Drought broken by scattered light rains across North Central Texas
North Central Texas received scattered light showers breaking a long drought. Dallas and Fort Worth near the storm center saw about .22 inch, with heavier rain just north of the cities. Towns including Malone Hubbard Waxahachie Bynum Sherama McKinney Denison Aledo Roscoe Denton Gainesville and Lewisville reported light rains or dust settling conditions. Abilene reported no rain and no prospects, while Kauffman and Wylie noted light precipitation.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Fort Worth
Paris
North Texas
Malone
Hubbard
Waxahachie
Bynum
Sherama
McKinney
Denison
Aledo
Roscoe
Denton
Gainesville
Lewisville
Abilene
Drouth
Kauffman
Wylie
Spanish native Mrs. Yrazoqui dies after long illness
Mrs. Josephine Damm de Yrazoqui, 22, of 1106 San Pedro avenue, died Wednesday night after a long illness. She is survived by her husband William Yrazoqui of Durango, her parents Maximilian and family of Durango, siblings Isabel Inez Dolores Carmen, and will be buried after 9:30 Friday services at San Fernando Cathedral with pallbearers named.
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Yrazoqui
Josephine Damm de Yrazoqui
San Pedro Avenue
William Yrazoqui
Durango
Maximillian Damm
Manuel
Carlos
Victor
Max Damm
Isabel
Inez
Dolores
Carmen
Dr. J. P. Oldham
Frank C. Smith
George C. Vaughn
J. P. Hickman
Sam C. Belden
Salvador Solas
Louis Larrina
Earnest Brown
Co. L. Chester
Edward Paschal
Edward Dwyer Jr
A. J. Castanola
Funeral for Eugene D Fuquay at Madison Square Church
Eugene D Fuquay died Tuesday night at 314 South Flores Street. Funeral held at his home then at Madison Square Presbyterian Church. Rev Frederick Bowen conducted services at the home and grave. Interment in Mission Burial Park.
Szmet 67 Dies After Illness In San Antonio Home
William Szmet, 67, died Wednesday at 5 45 PM at 601 South Leona in San Antonio after a long illness. He is survived by his wife and three sons in San Antonio. A native of Poland, he lived here 35 years and worked as a contractor. Funeral held at his home at 4 15 PM with services at St Marys Church. burial in St Michaels Cemetery.
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Szmet
William Szmet
Leona Street
San Antonio
Poland
St. Mary’s Church
St. Michael’s Cemetery
Mrs Maud D Jones Dies After Illness In San Antonio
Mrs Maud D Jones age 31 died Wednesday afternoon at 227 Belmont street after a long illness. She leaves a husband a child and two sisters. A native of Illinois she had lived in San Antonio four months. Body prepared by San Antonio Undertaking Co and to be taken to MacLean Illinois for interment.
Survey Opened for Orange Beaumont Waterways Project
Government surveyors under Capt. Thomas H. Jackson of the army engineers began field work in Port Arthur to perform the official survey of the Orange Beaumont waterways project.
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Associated Press
Port Arthur
Tex
Thomas H. Jackson
Army Engineers
Dallas
Orange- Beaumont
Streets Oil Project Near Camp Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio businessmen race to fund a $5000 street oiling near Fort Sam Houston to ease dust for the maneuver division. Subscriptions totaling $1679.50 so far, with major gifts from Menger Hotel, St. Anthony Hotel, Gunter Hotel, Lone Star Brewery, and The Light among many others. Citizens along Carson Street wish inclusion, but organizers insist the work targets the camp area for soldiers’ comfort and to keep the division stationed locally.
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Chamber of Commerce
Fort Sam Houston
the Light
Light
Carson Street
John B. Carrington
W. C. Rigsby
William Wills
J. B. Carrington
R. T. Pruitt
S. Pfeiffer
Albert Arstein
Hugo Goodman
Menger
St. Anthony Hotel
Gunter Hotel
S. A. Traction Company
8S. A. Brewing Association
Lone Star Brewery Company
S. A. Drug Company
Wolff & Marx Company
Washer Bros
M. Halff & Bro
Joske Bros. Company
J. Oppenheimer & Co
G. A. Duerler M
Johnston & Burnett
Express Publishing Co
A. Cohen & Co
Wallace Bros
Illy Bros
Shelley Co
Merchants’ Transfer Co
Austin & Foster
William Basse Hardware Co
Lone Star Commission Co
S. Pfeiffer Grocer Co
Caffarelli Bros
F. Talerico
Thomas A. Troilo
Gugenheim- Goldsmith
Hugo Schmeltzer
Dalkowtz Bros
Geo. Sgitecovich & Co
J. C. Roberson
A. W. Hartung
F. Voelcker
G. L. Taft
John H. Bond
John Dolan
M. Adelman
The
Kehoe Loan Co
Austin
Gersdorf
August Ahr
Rudolph Krisch
L. Goldman
C. B. Treuter
John Brady
Morgan City
Geo. Keene
J. P. Hickman
Southern Hotel
War Lee Restaurant
J. T. Powell Co
the Metropolitan Bar
J. L. Heypdericks
Frank Bros
Heusinger Hardware Co
Lodovic Printing Co
Allenworth-Carnahan Co
Goodman Grocer Co
Carlos Bee
A. Goldsmith
Remedy free cure claims for rheumatism via Botanic Blood Balm
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for rheumatism and related pains. It promises blood purification and relief of bone pains, sciatica, lumbago, gout, and skin symptoms, claiming thousands of cures after other medicines failed. Sold by Owl Drug Store at 22 cents per bottle.
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Owl Drug Store
Commerce Street
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Homer Jones
W. Commerce St
Practical Business College
Earthman Bros. & Parish, Nigrs
Alamo Plaza & Crockett St
Sather
Trust Company
Petitioner
Train
Carpenters’ Organizer
U. 8S. Berry
Central America
Gallagher Damn Olven
Occeeevecawarnas
Évecess Ony Eee
Sikes Ceeens Saeaee
Sererre Tr
Cbs Tees Cunt Aus
Ceetesataneene
Eee Seees
Vebese Saeneene
Cececicst Getlee
Coversauars
Eeee
People’s Party
A. Colman
Plumper
Main Ave
P. H. Shook
Magnolia Cotton Otl CO
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co
Army Post
Botanic Blood Balm
Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
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